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Star Wars: Battlefront II’s soul-sapping progression gets first major tweak

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 4, 2017
2 min

Electronic Arts removed real-money transactions from Star Wars: Battlefront II, but the publisher’s sci-fi online shooter’s multiplayer progression is still a bummer. But now,...

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2 min

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The DeanBeat: Outsiders, insiders, and manufactured outrage

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2017
6 min

I felt a bit like a lab rat this week as I found that my career in game journalism — and my terribly unskilled...

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6 min

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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker’s FMV mystery will creep to Switch, PS4, and Xbox One

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 30, 2017
1 min

Full-motion video (FMV) once seemed like the peak of gaming technology in the early CD-rom days on systems like Sega CD. What could be...

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1 min

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Capcom is celebrating Mega Man’s 30th anniversary with some kind of live stream

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 30, 2017
2 min

Capcom is going to host a livestream celebrating Mega Man’s 30th anniversary on December 4. You’ll be able to watch it on Twitch at...

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2 min

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ESP Gaming launches as premier production company for esports

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 30, 2017
2 min

ESP Gaming is a new production company for esports and competitive gaming events. Spun off from the team that produces the Poker Central events,...

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2 min

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review — proof JRPGs belong on Switch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 30, 2017
4 min

I’ve been hopeful for the Nintendo Switch‘s prospects as a new home for Japanese role-playing games. I love the genre, and the Switch’s capabilities...

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4 min

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PS Plus games December 2017: Dark Siders II, Kung Fu Panda, and more

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 29, 2017
2 min

Your PlayStation Plus subscription may invite death into your home, but that’s a good thing! Here are the games that PS Plus subscribers will...

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2 min

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Game veteran starts Traega Entertainment in Nashville

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2017
2 min

Traega Entertainment is coming out today as a new independent game studio started by veteran game developers. Dax Hock, who formerly worked at games...

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2 min

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The RetroBeat: Amazon’s new investment in old games

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 29, 2017
3 min

Retro gaming is becoming a bankable business. That’s why Amazon has opened up a portal dedicated to it. In early November, Amazon opened its Retro...

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3 min

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Shin Megami Tensei V for the Switch is coming to the West

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 29, 2017
1 min

In October, Atlus announced that Shin Megami Tensei V was coming to the Switch in Japan. Today, the Sega-owned studio revealed that the role-playing...

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